Impact of porous layer on the hybrid nanofluid Flow, Heat transfer and Hydrodynamic forces in a channel under the effect of partial magnetic field

In many engineering problems, especially in different fields of thermodynamics, obtaining the maximum efficiency is main concern. Hence, the use of magnetic field gives a good control0parameter for heat transfer and fluid flow. Thermally induced flows in porous medium have also gained much interest because of its increasing applications in engineering process, such as, crude oil exploration, geothermal systems and chemical industries. This proposal is planned to explore0the effects of partial magnetic fields on the characteristics of heat transfer, fluid flow and hydrodynamic forces of hybrid nanofluid flowing in a horizontal channel with porous layers. The dimensionless governing partial equations for various physical parameters will be simulated via higher order and stable Galerkin based finite element method. In particular, the higher order and stable finite element pair, P3/P2 with hybrid meshes will be utilized for the discretization of the modelled partial differential equations. The discretised system of nonlinear algebraic equations will be linearized with the help or Newtons method and the resulting linear problem will be computed with the help of geometric multi-grid techniques. Effective governing parameters such as nanoparticle volume fraction, aspect ratio of obstacle, Richardson number, Hartmann number and Reynolds number on the heat transfer and fluid flow will be analysed in detail. Partial magnetic field may control the fluid flow and heat transfer at required parts of the computational domain. Hydrodynamic forces like lift and drag forces on the submerged bodies, being the important part of the fluid flow and heat transfer will also be analysed. Moreover, the computation and analysis of the variation of the measurement of the partial magnetic field, Rayleigh number, Darcy number and the location of the center of the partial magnetic field in terms of streamlines, isotherms and vorticity contours, will also be the focus of this project.